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Below is a family biography included in The History of Greene County, Illinois published by Donnelley, Gassette & Loyd in 1879. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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CLARK, ESTHER MRS., relict of Israel Clark, Sec. 9, P.O. Carrollton. In tracing the life history of families, we necessarily follow the varying fortunes of the head of the family. Israel Clark was a native of Ohio, where he was born in 1814. Early in life he became apprenticed to the trade of a carpenter, continuing in this occupation after his marriage, which occurred on the 3d of October, 1839, to Miss Esther Demeen, in Ohio. In 1848, Israel Clark moved to Greene County, where he purchased a farm of 160 acres, east of Carrollton, and subsequently became the owner of 250 acres. In 1864, he purchased the property known as the Clark estate, consisting at one time of 240 acres; at present comprising 160 acres. In 1868, Mr. Clark was laid at rest in the beautiful cemetery south of the city of Carrollton. The survivors of the family are Mrs. Clark, who was born in Butler County, O., and seven children: John, Susan, Isaac, William, Alfred, Jennie L., and Charles.
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